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Inflation, devaluation of rupee 'real concerns' in Pakistan: Officials
Updated : 12 hours, 56 min ago IST
Pakistan and United States officials said that the potential food crisis, Ukraine war, inflation and devaluation of the rupee are the 'real concerns' in Islamabad, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: People in Gilgit-Baltistan protest in streets, demand wheat flou
Updated : 22 hours, 27 min ago IST
This comes as Pakistan faces an economic crisis. Citizens hit by floods and the country's food crisis have long remained silent witnesses to the failure of leadership at all levels.
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Fearing unrest over food shortage, China recommends development of rice br
Updated : 23 hours, 23 min ago IST
Concerned over the shortage of foodgrains that may lead to domestic unrest in China, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National Health & Medical Commission (NHMC) has recommended the development of rice bran industry to tackle the country's emerging food crisis.
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UNGA President Csaba Korosi lauds India's calls for peace amid Ukraine war
Updated : 3 days, 6 hours ago IST
Csaba Korosi said that the ongoing war that has unleashed an energy and food crisis across the globe.
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Gilgit-Baltistan faces financial crisis, seeks funds from Pakistan's Govt
Updated : 6 days, 20 hours ago IST
According to a press release, the governor requested the federal minister to release funds for PSDP projects and annual grants of the GB government. Sources told Dawn that the federal government had not released the annual financial development grant of the GB as the region depends on the fi
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USD 10 billion payouts: Will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default
Updated : 1 week ago IST
The burning question is - given the generous donation of the international community, will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default again and remain a global joke?
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Pakistan economic woes may deepen if IMF programme not resumed: Report
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
IMF is delaying its 24th loan, and the Saudis and the UAE have warned Pakistan that they will no longer serve free lunch.
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Pakistan: People chase wheat truck on bikes as food crisis deepens
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
In a video shared on social media, some people riding a motorcycle are seen chasing a truck carrying sacks of flour, and people can be seen chasing the vehicle to buy the lot. One of the chasers coming closer to the wheat truck shows the note and asks for a packet of flour.
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Financial assistance from global community keeps Pakistan's economy afloat
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
The country owes almost one-third of its external debt to China, which is facing criticism for its debt trap diplomacy globally. The Pakistan regime has always ignored the people of the country while spending huge amounts of money on acquiring military equipment.
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Pakistan: Food supply at risk as banks reluctant to open letters of credit
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
The inability of banks to open LC's despite the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) directives about import facilitation, poses a threat to the supply of food, as well as, could escalate price pressures and create a shortage of medications.
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Viral video claims Pakistan's food crisis 'state-manufactured'
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
In one of the several videos that have gone viral in Pakistan following the outbreak of an unprecedented food crisis, a man recording the video showing the purported stacks of wheat sacks, has accused the ruling dispensation of opacity and said the current crisis was a 'state-manufactured cr
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PoK on the verge of food riots as it grapples with flour shortage
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is on the verge of food riots as large parts of the region, including Bagh and Muzaffarabad, are facing an unprecedented flour shortage with people holding Islamabad and the PoK government squarely responsible for the acute food shortages.
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